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Starting a Micro, Blog · May 14, 2013

Q&A: Is it legal for a 14 year old to run a business?

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Recently a young entrepreneur emailed me to the following question:Q&A: Is It Legal For A 14 year old to Run a Business?

I am a 14-year old entrepreneur, and I had a simple question that you may have already answered but I may not have found: is it even legal for me to run a business (in the IT field). If so, am I allowed to keep it a sole-proprietorship, or even allowed to form an LLC? -Krish

Here was my response to Krish:

Q&A: Is It Legal For A 14 year old to Run a Business?Krish,

Thank you for contacting me!

Yes, it’s legal for a teenager to run a business, even in IT!
Most teenagers form sole proprietorships and some obtain LLC status as well, but that depends on your state and age limits. The only teenager I know that obtained LLC protection for his sole proprietorship was 18 when he did it.

You can read more about the legal stuff in Running a Micro Business.

My advice on paying taxes is to read Money and Taxes in a Micro Business. Taxes are just too complex to cover in an email or blog post.

Carol Topp, CPA

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Thank you for your e-book on teen micro businesses. Your valuable experience and wealth of knowledge is vast.

Your presentations at Cincinnati homeschool conferences and sharing with us over the years have benefited us well.

I can hardly believe we are at this point in our life-and here he is a young man ready to try his fortune with the world.

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